Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.6° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
121
66
43
65
65
42
22
22
10
10
9
7
8
6
6
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:35PM2.43m
7:54AM2.24m
8:04PM2.40m
9:21AM2.30m
9:21PM2.51m
Low Tide
1:04AM1.24m
1:28PM1.54m
2:45AM1.23m
3:08PM1.49m
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Temp °C
9
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Feels °C
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